Crap Towns / Paulton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Paulton?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Paulton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 76.0% of premises, 19% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,266 | 76.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Long Ashton | 17.9 km | 3.7 |
| Bath | 12.6 km | 3.6 |
| Frome | 15.1 km | 2.2 |
| Bristol | 17.3 km | 2.2 |
| Shepton Mallet | 13.5 km | 1.6 |
| Keynsham | 11.6 km | 1.6 |
| Radstock | 3.8 km | 1.5 |
| Wells | 15.2 km | 1.0 |
| Peasedown St John | 5.1 km | 0.8 |
| Midsomer Norton | 2.6 km | 0.5 |
| Paulton | – | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |